Public Events Calendar

Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 10-14 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

In this presentation on "Housing conditions and extreme weather: Lessons from mapping and sensing community-engaged research at San Antonio,” Esteban Lopez Ochoa will explore the extent that housing conditions contribute to experiencing extreme weather conditions. Using a community based participatory approach, he outlines a three-step method used to determine built-environment conditions, engage and train community members and leaders to assess housing conditions, and deploy environmental sensors to collect data on conditions inside and outside homes. His research has found that residents with poor housing conditions are enduring worse environmental conditions inside their homes than the outside, all a consequence inoperable windows and doors, lack of or inadequate AC systems, and energy costs.

Lopez Ochoa is an associate professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he teaches courses on housing policy, urban planning methods, spatial analytics, and neighborhood analysis. His research examines housing, economic development, and spatial inequities using data-driven and urban-sensing approaches across U.S. and Latin American contexts. His work spans housing price modeling, displacement forecasting, migration, and school choice.

Part of the Spring 2026 GIS Seminar Series hosted by the Department of Urban Planning and Development, this seminar is open to all Iowa State students, faculty, and staff. Contact Professor Monica Haddad, haddad@iastate.edu, to express interest in attending and to receive the link to the online event.

Opening reception for "No One Knows Anything," an exhibition of work by architecture graduate student Timothy Ochola, completed through an independent study with architecture associate professor Nathalie Frankowski. Ochola will give a brief artist talk beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The show runs from noon Monday, Feb. 9, through 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in Gallery 181, first floor of the College of Design.

Speaker: Mark Vance
We are living in an age of anger and political tribalism. What we need is not a loss of deeply held viewpoints and differences, but a way for those who disagree to articulate those differences and understand each other. Our greatest need as a culture is not agreement but respect; this necessitates both thoughtful convictions and viewpoint diversity in public spaces. Using the acronym of TRIBAL (Them, Religious Creed, Intolerance, Battlefield, Aggressive, Legalism), I explore the use of language to both break down and build up political tribalism. 

This lecture recording can be found on the Available Recordings page approximately two business days after the event and will remain accessible for three weeks.
Co-Sponsors: Students for Salt, Center for Cyclone Civics, Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Speaker: Rick Bass
Join us for a reading and conversation with Rick Bass to discuss his work to protect an old growth forest and grizzly habitat in the Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana from the Black Ram Project, a logging plan proposed by the US Forest Service in the Kootenai National Forest in northwest Montana. As a key member of the Yaak Valley Forest Council, he has advocated for old-growth forest conservation, climate refuge designation, and sustainable forest practices.

Rick Bass, born in Fort Worth, Texas, began his career as a petroleum geologist after earning his B.S. from Utah State University, writing his first short stories during lunch breaks while working in Mississippi. In 1987, he moved with his family to the Yaak Valley of the northern Rockies (Montana), where he has since been deeply involved in conservation efforts, serving on the boards of the Yaak Valley Forest Council and Round River Conservation Studies. The author of more than thirty books—including “For a Little While: New and Selected Stories” and “With Every Great Breath: New and Selected Essays,” Bass has received honors such as the Story Prize, the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, a PEN/Nelson Algren Award Special Citation, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His editorial contributions span numerous publications, and he currently serves on the editorial board of Whitefish Review while teaching in the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA low‑residency program.
Co-Sponsors: Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series, English Department, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment, Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. The senate has legislative responsibility for general academic and educational policy, serving to facilitate communication among faculty, students, and administration. It also cooperates with the administration in conflict resolution, and advises the administration on budgetary and other policy matters. Meetings are open to the public.

Speaker: Asma Khalid
2026 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics
Part of the America250 lecture series.

Asma Khalid is the co-host of "The Global Story," a new daily BBC news podcast exploring the intersection of global and American affairs. Based in Washington, D.C., she brings deep experience as a former NPR White House correspondent and co-host of "The NPR Politics Podcast," with extensive coverage of U.S. elections from 2014 through 2024. Her reporting spans political, cultural, and racial divides, and includes major stories like the Boston Marathon bombings and the future of work. A native of Crown Point, Indiana, Khalid has reported internationally in Pakistan, the UK, and China, and is a frequent guest on national news programs. She holds degrees from Indiana University and the University of Cambridge, and her work has earned multiple journalism honors, including the Missouri Honor Medal.

This lecture recording can be found on the Available Recordings page approximately two business days after the event and will remain accessible for three weeks.
Co-Sponsors: Center for Cyclone Civics, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Political Science Department, History Department, Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

If music is the food of love, play on! Music and art go hand in hand at Simon Estes Music Hall. Join us for a walk through the building to experience sculptures and installations inspired by music—artworks that translate rhythm, sound, and performance into visual form, including a painting commissioned for the Department of Music. Enjoy a free guided tour to see and hear about music–inspired public art.\n\nMeet in Simon Estes Music Hall Lobby. \n\nThis tour will take place entirely indoors.\n\nArt Walks are a regular event series highlighting the University Museums' Art on Campus Collection, offering audiences the opportunity to explore the breadth of public art across Iowa State University&#39\;s campus. Led by University Museums staff or docents, these guided tours are free and open to the public. For parking and accessibility information, please visit the University Museums website.\n

Don't miss GRANDMA MOJO's, Iowa State's premier improv comedy troupe, for nights of hilarity, every other Wednesday all semester!

Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

Taking data visualization into another dimension, Norwood Viviano utilizes a variety of mapping techniques to create sculptures that tell stories of American cities, industry, and change. Surrounded by his solo exhibition in the Brunnier Art Museum, Viviano will provide insights into his deep research methods and the use of computer modeling, printing technology and engineering in his creative process. \n\nAfter Viviano's lecture, fellow artist Beth Lipman (renowned for glass still-life compositions, including those in the exhibition closing soon at the Christian Petersen Art Museum) will join him for a unique opportunity to hear two nationally recognized artists discuss how they engage similar processes in completely different ways and the importance of knowledge- sharing and accessibility in artistic creation.\n\nFree and open to the public. No registration required.\n

Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!

Iowa State Track and Field vs Tyson Invite
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18542&sport_id=6

Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

A partnership with University Museums, University Library and GIS faculty.\n\n \n\nWhat if you could turn your research data into a work of art? Learn how artist Norwood Viviano uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout his artistic practice to create sculptural and visual representations of data, making abstract information tangible. Viviano will examine his unique processes and ask attendees to consider how they can create visually impactful objects or even art with their own collected data. This presentation is especially great for students, researchers and anyone interested in GIS, data visualization, science communication, or the intersection of science and art.\n\nThe Catalyst, University Library\n

What if you could turn your research data into a work of art? Learn how artist Norwood Viviano uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout his artistic practice to create sculptural and visual representations of data, making abstract information tangible. Viviano will examine his unique processes and ask attendees to consider how they can create visually impactful objects or even art with their own collected data. This presentation is especially great for students, researchers and anyone interested in GIS, data visualization, science communication, or the intersection of science and art.

This seminar is a special collaboration with University Museums, the GIS Facility and the University Library and is part of the library's Love Data Week celebration.

Instructors: if you would like to make attendance extra credit, please email Erin and Megan (emanders@iastate.edu and mno@iastate.edu) to set things up.

Iowa State Tennis vs Illinois
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18571&sport_id=14

This is the last opportunity to visit Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story before the exhibition closes. Make sure to see the art before heading to the Simon Estes Music Hall to hear the composition inspired by Lipman's amazing art in the exhibition. Concerto information

Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!

Iowa State Wrestling vs West Virginia
TV: ESPN+
Radio: The Varsity Network
Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1022/content/isun…
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0600634FEC56C7CF
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18396&sport_id=17

[N] Iowa State Gymnastics vs Western Michigan- Beauty and the Beast
Canceled
Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/ec633c9a-6bd4-4f2e-8bd3-6ed5c5fd…
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/iowa-state-cyclones-gymnastics-tickets/art…
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18463&sport_id=11

Experience the world premiere of "Concerto for Wind Ensemble," a new composition by Iowa State&#39\;s director of bands, Dr. Michael Golemo. Commissioned by University Museums in honor of Beverly and Warren Madden, the dynamic concerto is inspired by nationally recognized artist Beth Lipman&#39\;s creative outputs—including the newest sculpture in the Art on Campus Collection, Hive Mind. A sonically colorful performance by the ISU Wind Ensemble will feature unique instrumentation and visual delights. Audience members will have the opportunity to experience how physical matter is expressed through music, in three movements.\n\nBeth Lipman is expected to be in attendance for this free performance. The concert marks the final evening of her exhibition Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story at the Christian Petersen Art Museum. The exhibition may be viewed before the performance begins, with museum hours of 6 – 7:30 pm that evening.\n\nMartha Ellen Tye Recital Hall \n\nSimon Estes Music Hall\n\n \n\nA perfect prelude to Valentine&#39\;s Day.\n\nJoin our mailing list for more information.\n

Iowa State Men's Basketball vs Kansas
TV: ABC
Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b50d780c-dc10-422a-8364-6653bd5a…
Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1022/content/isun…
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/iowa-state-cyclones-mens-basketball-vs-ame…
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18447&sport_id=4

Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!